She lives in the East of Nara on Mount Sahoyama 佐保山, the EAST is related to spring.She wears a soft robe of white haze.

She is said to have been the wife of Emperor Suinin (29 BCE - 70 CE)He is the 11th Emperor of Japan. Shortly after Saho-hime gave birth to a son, her brother, Sahohiko 沙本毘古 / 狭穂彦, tried to persuade her to kill the Emperor. But she revealed the plot instead, then joined her brother in his palace, refusing to leave when it was put to the torch.

She lives in the West of Nara on Mount Tatsutayama 竜田山, the WEST is related to Autumn according to the teachings of the five elements 五行説 of China.Tatsutayama is known for its red autumn maple leaves.She is also the protector deity of river Tatsutagawa 竜田川／立田川.

She is the deity for dyeing and weaving. She dyes the silk threads in the red colors of autumn. Then she becomes a strong wind and blows the colors and colored leaves away.

The festival for Tatsuta-Hime takes place at the shrineTatsuta Hiko Tatsuta Hime Jinja 竜田比古竜田比女神社 .

Kannabi 神奈備Kannabi, kamunabi, iwasaka, himorogi and other names refer to a place in nature where the gods are believed to reside, a "purified place". It is also a kind of yorishiro resting place for the god.